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Salt Marsh, Menlo Park

Here are some pics taken Christmas Eve afternoon from the Bay Trail in Menlo Park of scenes from the salt marsh in hazy winter light.


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Matadero Creek

Here are a few pics from a visit to Matadero Creek on Monday.

Blackberries growning close to the creek bank are ripening.


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Wave Organ

Here are some pics from a visit to the area around San Francisco's Wave Organ (which was a rather underwhelming auditory experience) on Monday.

The huge container ship Seaspan Adonis slowly sails past after entering the Golden Gate.


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Coyote Creek Lagoon

Here are some pics from a trip to the Coyote Creek Lagoon on Monday.


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Snowy Egret At Heron's Head Park


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Wildlife Refuge At Sunset

On Sunday it was so hot all day long, so in the evening D. and I went to the wildlife refuge in Fremont to try to catch a cool breeze along the shore of the Bay.  There wasn't much of a breath of air stirring while we were there, but we did see a pretty sunset.  Here are some of the pics I took ( Read more... )

Cooley Landing

On Sunday D. and I visited Cooley Landing, and here are some of the pics I took.

Looking at San Francisco Bay from the landing.


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Coyote Creek Lagoon Off-Trail

On Sunday D. and I returned to the Coyote Creek Lagoon trail to go off-trail in another direction.  It wasn't very interesting, but here are some of the pics I took anyway.

Rose hips are ripening at the trailhead.


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Heron's Head Park

On Saturday, after doing an errand in San Francisco, D. and I spent some time at Heron's Head Park, and here are some of the pics I took.

California poppies are still furled from the rain showers that moved through earlier in the day.


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